- Disaster loss events are on the rise. Of those 91% were caused by weather-related extremes (1980-2015). These weather–related extremes caused the loss of more than 600,000 lives and more than USD 3 trillion in total economic losses
- Detailed independent analysis and research shows that countries with a robust penetration of market-based disaster insurance coverage recover faster from the financial impacts of extreme events
- (Re)insurance has become a key element of UN and governmental strategic disaster risk reduction efforts (e.g.
